After the video call with his brother, Xu Tongdao's mood was a little affected. He frowned and came to the window, opened it, looked at the night view outside the window, and silently lit a cigarette.
The company's bidding price was leaked in advance. This was the first time this happened since the establishment of Ximen Real Estate.
He didn't really care that he didn't win a piece of land.
What he cared about was that this was a bad start.
As the saying goes: If there is one, there are two.
Regarding the leakage of the bidding price this time, if the leaker could not be found out in the end, or in other words, the traitor could not be made to pay the price, he was worried that such things would happen one after another in Ximen Real Estate in the future.
After all, leaking bidding prices is definitely profitable.
For example: If the traitor disclosed the bidding price of Ximen Real Estate to his competitors in advance, would the rival company not pay an information fee?
It is conceivable that the information fee must be expensive.
One million, two million...or even more are possible.
With so much money, you only need to open your mouth and tell your rival company Ximen Real Estate the bidding price of a certain piece of land, and you can make huge sums of money that ordinary working people may not be able to make in their lifetime.
Since ancient times, money has attracted people's hearts.
This incident is an isolated case of Ximen Real Estate for the time being, but if the traitor cannot be caught this time, let alone that traitor may continue to do this in the future, other people in the company will inevitably be tempted and follow suit.
If things go on like this, the possibility that Ximen Real Estate will develop rapidly and continue to acquire high-quality land will become smaller and smaller.
When a real estate company cannot obtain pieces of high-quality land in time, what good prospects does it have?
However, even though he wanted to execute the traitor immediately, he could only wait patiently.
We have to wait to find out who the traitor is before real punishment can be implemented.
By the window, Comrade Xu was halfway through smoking a cigarette when there was a knock on the door.
Comrade Xu looked back, turned around, put out the remaining half of the cigarette in the ashtray, and walked over to open the door.
Standing outside the door was his cousin Tan Shi.
Tan Shi's expression was a bit serious at this time. She glanced at both sides of the corridor and whispered: "Xiaodao, I have something important to report to you. Let's talk about it after we go in!"
Hearing this, Comrade Xu frowned slightly and stepped aside to let Tan Shi in.
He closed the door and followed Tan Shi into the room.
"What happened?"
Tan Shi's serious expression just now made Xu Tongdao realize that something bad must have happened.
Hearing this, Tan Shi turned around and looked back at him, and said in a deep voice: "I just received a call. Several stores of Ximen Yipin Hot Pot, a branch of our group, in Shuiniao City, including franchise stores, were suddenly inspected by the health department.
Several of these stores have been ordered to temporarily close for rectification, including two of our self-operated stores and four franchise stores.
I think this is abnormal, maybe a competitor is deliberately messing with us."
The more Comrade Xu listened, the more he frowned.
What happened tonight?
My younger brother just told me on a video call that a piece of land in Huangshan was auctioned by a competitor at a price only 500,000 higher than that of Ximen Real Estate. It was suspected that there was a mole within Ximen Real Estate.
Now Tan Shi came to tell him again - several hotpot restaurants in Shuiniao City, including franchise stores, have been inspected by the health department, and a total of 6 of them have been ordered to close for rectification...
How long did it take before and after? Was it half an hour?
Two pieces of bad news came one after another?
Comrade Xu turned around and walked to the sofa, frowned and sat down, frowning in thought.
When Tan Shi saw him, he let out a sigh of relief, walked over and sat down next to him.
After a moment, Comrade Xu slowly spoke: "We have been rooted in Shuiniao City for many years. We have accumulated a lot of contacts in the city and have more than one or two official acquaintances. Go and have someone check it! Use all our various connections in Shuiniao City.
Because of the relationship, you must find out what’s going on behind the scenes and see if it’s a coincidence or if someone is really plotting against us behind our backs. Go quickly!”
Tan Shi stood up immediately, "Okay! I'll do it right away!"
In fact, if this was the case a few years ago, Comrade Xu himself would have made a few calls to Shuiniao City and he would have been able to find out the matter.
At that time, the focus of his career was in Mizutori City. He had the phone numbers of the first and second leaders in the city, and he also had the numbers of the leaders of many departments in the city.
Moreover, there is basically some friendship.
After all, his company is involved in many industries, and it is inevitable that he has to deal with leaders of many departments in the city.
but……
Times have changed.
The focus of his career had shifted to the provincial capital Tianyun City a few years ago.
Many leaders in Mizutori City have been replaced.
In the past few years, his main contacts have been with leaders in Tianyun City and even the province. His connections in Tianyun City have been handed over to the person in charge of the branch in Shuiniao City.
Therefore, if something like this happened today and he had to use his contacts in Mizutori City, it would be more convenient for him to hand it over to the employees in Mizutori City.
Time passes slowly.
Comrade Xu was still sitting on the sofa thinking about the two pieces of bad news he had received tonight.
Is it a coincidence?
The group has been running smoothly for so many years, especially in recent years, as his Ximen Group and his personal net worth have continued to rise, the entire group, including Ximen Real Estate, has not had such a big incident for a long time.
But tonight, two pieces of bad news came one after another.
It was hard not to make him wonder if there was any connection between the two things?
Is there someone plotting against me or someone behind my back?
If so, who is that person?
Today, how many colleagues in the entire Hui Province dare to challenge me, Mr. Xu?
Yes!
The first thing Xu Tongdao suspected was his colleagues in Hui Province, because under normal circumstances, only colleagues would most want their opponents to die.
But……
For a moment, he really didn't have a clue.
Within Hui Province, there are not many colleagues who have enmity with him, but they are not few either.
In the process of the rise of Ximen Group and Ximen Real Estate in recent years, it is natural to inevitably compete with other companies. If there is competition, there will naturally be resentment.
That's for sure!
but……
Who is it?
One competitor after another flashed through his mind. With the current size of his Ximen Group and Ximen Real Estate, as well as his personal net worth, Tongdao Xu, looking at the entire Hui Province, there are not many peers who can still be his rivals.
He thought carefully and thought about it, and felt that several of his colleagues might have plotted against him.
He even doubted whether it was Hou Junyi, the new richest man this year.
Comrade Xu still remembered that at the previous Hui Province rally, he and Hou Junyi, the new richest man, did not get along very well.
Therefore, although his industry does not overlap or conflict with the industry run by Hou Junyi, Hou Junyi may simply be unhappy with Comrade Xu and deliberately disgust him.
In the end, he even doubted whether it was Xi Zhilan who he had been on a blind date with before.